Planning Board, November 27, 2017

The town published minutes (text), minutes (text) and an agenda, an agenda for this meeting. Those minutes are the record; what follows is a guide to the recording.

planning and zoningpublic commenttown departments

Present: the chair (chair); mr. Jeffries (member); mr. Genest (member); Mr. Bittner (member (absent)). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

1. ▶ 16:18Grant the waivers requested for the sign application — moved by a member, as heardpassed
2. ▶ 17:03Close the public hearing on the sign applicationpassed
3. ▶ 17:26Approve the special permit for the sign, with plans as presented and construction completed within 30 days of startingnot audible
4. ▶ 27:50Approve the Goodrich Street common driveway location as documentedpassed
5. ▶ 53:38Approve the 509 Electric Avenue Asian Imperial site plan, superseding prior conditions with new onespassed

And 1 procedural: adjourn (▶ 1:48:40).

Against the town’s minutes

The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 2 agree, 2 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 5 substantive differences. The town’s minutes are a full record.

1. differsSpecial permit vote for the sign (1 Main Street)▶ 17:26

   recording Approve the special permit for the sign, with plans as presented and construction completed within 30 days of starting — not audible

   town’s minutes “m. jeffreys, motion amended, that from the time construction begins to construction completion, a period of no more than 30 days elapse, second amended, d. prokowiew, all aye.”

   Ours could not hear the outcome; official records it passing with all aye. Check the recording around t=1046 to confirm the result.

2. differsAsian Imperial site plan address and vote▶ 53:38

   recording Approve the 509 Electric Avenue Asian Imperial site plan, superseding prior conditions with new ones — passed

   town’s minutes “k. chenis, motion to approve the 5 & 9 electric avenue asian imperial plan and supersede the 2011 decision with the following”

   Same item and both passed, but the address differs (509 vs 5 & 9). That is probably a caption error, though the official text is ambiguous. Verify the address.

3. differsSolar energy systems scheduling▶ 1:42:12

   recording Solar energy systems to get a separate meeting, tentatively the 8th.

   town’s minutes “§250-4.15. solar energy systems- place on january 8'n agenda.”

   Both say the 8th, but the official specifies January. Ours implies a separate meeting. Check the month and whether it is a separate meeting.

4. differsMarijuana dispensary discussion timing▶ 1:47:57

   recording Registered marijuana dispensary discussion put off to a later meeting.

   town’s minutes “code §250-4.16. registered marijuana dispensaries- tabled to december 11#7”

   Official tables it to December 11, but ours says a later meeting and has December 11 devoted to the use table, then solar and marijuana. Check the recording.

5. differsDecember 11 agenda▶ 1:35:03

   recording December 11 meeting to be devoted to the use table, reviewing changes to page 20 and Summer Street, then solar and marijuana.

   town’s minutes “charter review- will be a discussion item at the december 11t board meeting.”

   Ours lists use table, solar and marijuana for December 11. Official lists charter review and marijuana, and puts solar on January 8. Check the recording.

Compared 2026-11-05. Neither record is treated as the referee: a caption error is the same fact heard badly; a difference is for a person to check at the timestamp.

The money

Nothing touching money was heard beyond the transfers.

Settled without a vote

• ▶ 1:35:03December 11 meeting to be devoted to the use table, reviewing changes to page 20 and Summer Street, then solar and marijuana.
• ▶ 1:42:12Solar energy systems to get a separate meeting, tentatively the 8th.
• ▶ 1:47:57Registered marijuana dispensary discussion put off to a later meeting.

Documents and exhibits

In the minutes’ list and not identified in the recording: 11/13/17, 234 Summer Street; 11/13/17,5 & 9 Electric Avenue; 11/13/17, STM Warrant Article; 5 & 9 Electric Avenue, 2011 Decision; Definitions and Use Table, DRAFT; Minutes/2017/11.27.17; Application for Special Permit; Minutes/public hearings 2017/1 Main Street. 11.27.17.

State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

• planning and zoning102 min · 94%
• policy40 min · 36%

The whole meeting, in order

1. ▶ 0:23Public hearing: freestanding sign at One Main Streetvoted · 19:52 long · planning and zoning
2. ▶ 20:15Minutes approvalinformational · 1:28 long
3. ▶ 21:43Committee reportsinformational · 3:41 long · planning and zoning
4. ▶ 25:24Goodrich Street common drivewayvoted · 7:43 long · planning and zoning
5. ▶ 33:07Asian Imperial 509 Electric Avenue deliberationsvoted · 22:23 long · planning and zoning
6. ▶ 55:30Use table: overlay districtsinformational · 39:33 long · planning and zoning, policy
7. ▶ 1:35:03Meeting schedule and ongoing itemsdecided · 8:35 long · planning and zoning
8. ▶ 1:43:38Board comments and adjournmentvoted · 5:22 long

What the captions could not carry

• The vote on the sign special permit is not clearly stated in the captions.
• The captions are garbled in places, so some speakers are unclear.

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